Archive for February, 2020
Restaurant
Sunday lunch at La Capanna Restaurant, Marsaxlokk.
Sunday, 24th May, 2015.
La Capanna Restaurant is one of those establishments that have been around for a good number of years in Marsaxlokk, but which we have always seemed to walk straight past. Not that there is anything wrong externally with it, quite the contrary, but possibly due to the very busy stretch of street that it is situated at. Nevertheless, on Sunday morning, I woke up with a craving for fish, and a desire to try out somewhere new. Obviously, La Capanna was one choice out of a few in Marsaxlokk, that I thought that would suit us. A table reservation was placed on Sunday morning, with the person that answered the phone telling me, that a table for two would be available at 13.30. Fine.
On arrival we were seated at our table, and rather than looking at the menus which were presented, we asked the head waiter to show us the fresh fish displa...
Restaurant
Dinner at The Arches Restaurant - Mellieha.
Saturday, 25th April, 2015.
The Arches Restaurant has always described itself as an exclusive restaurant boasting exquisite international cuisine, impeccable service, starched linen, and a sophisticated ambience, with every endeavour being made to ensure a memorable evening of fine dining. This has always been so, ever since we went to this place for the first time some twenty years ago. The place has naturally seen various management changes, staff and chefs over this time, but the onus has always been to maintain this establishment as a top, occasion oriented, fine dining restaurant. Naturally this does not come cheap, but then again who ever said that fine experiences are cheap? The kitchen is run by one of Malta's top young chefs, Luke Borg who had even won the European Chef of the Year Trophy in 2014 in Turkey. so naturally food quality expectations are somewhat high.
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